Tamil cinema strike finally comes to an end - TFPC signed a new deal!

It's been 22 days since the wheels of the Tamil cinema industry have stopped turning. With no releases in sight, the ongoing strike has hit producers, daily wagers and audiences as well. The strike between the Tamil Film Producer's Council (TFPC) and Digital Service Providers has stopped many post and pre-production works of big films from Rajinikanth's 'Kaala', Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam 2' to Karthick Subburaj's 'Mercury'

Now it seems like there is some improvement in this issue. According to the latest reports, TFPC has apparently signed a deal with AEROX, one of the Digital Service providers with DCI approved server.

Talking about the same, SR Prabhu, treasurer of TFPC, says, “Aerox has offered a rate which is 50 percent lesser than what was charged all these years. They (Aerox) have 45 theatres with them. We will give them content as soon as the strike is called off. We are in talks with other theatres, too. Also, we have plans to associate with a couple of other DSPs"

He also clearly stated that this doesn’t mean that we are indirectly asking Qube or UFO to take their projectors and leave. "We just don’t want them to control theatres" says SR Prabhu. Hope TFPC and exhibitors come to terms and call off the strike soon.

Tags : AEROX,TFPC, Tamil Film Producer's Council

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